Supportive Care Management of Brain Metastases: What is Known and What We Need to Know Conference Proceedings of the National Cancer Institute of Canada (NCIC) Workshop on Symptom Control in Radiation Oncology11NCIC workshop involving 40 participants held on October 16, 2002, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

OBJECTIVES: To review the results of published randomised controlled trials in the treatment of brain metastases and, from the knowledge gained from these trials, to identify potential study questions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The literature was searched for randomised controlled trials that dealt with the management of brain metastases. Potential research questions were identified on the basis of the results of the literature review.